The Sultan's Palace in Disney's Aladdin (both the 1992 animated classic and the 2019 live-action version) is primarily modeled after the Taj Mahal in Agra, India. While the story is set in the fictional Arabian city of Agrabah, the architectural inspiration is a blend of various styles, with the Taj Mahal's iconic white marble, massive central dome, and surrounding minarets serving as the clear visual foundation. This is technically a "geographic inaccuracy," as the Taj Mahal is an example of Indo-Islamic (Mughal) architecture from India, whereas Aladdin is rooted in Middle Eastern/Persian folklore. In the 2019 live-action film, designers further expanded the palace's look by incorporating elements from the Alhambra in Spain and Ottoman architecture from Turkey to create a more "pan-Islamic" aesthetic. The palace's exaggerated "onion domes" and high walls were designed to look like a "golden stack of coins" from a distance, symbolizing the Sultan's immense wealth and the separation between the royal family and the impoverished citizens living in the streets below.